Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Commission’s term ends on October 16, Ministry denies it third extension The Centre is not extending the tenure of the Justice M.B. Shah Commission, inquiring into illegal mining in seven States. With its tenure ending on October 16, the one-man panel will have to wind up within two weeks, without …
The Government of India will not extend the tenure of the Justice M. B. Shah Commission inquiring into illegal mining in seven states. Sources in the commission told The Hindu that the one man Commission’s tenure will end on October 16 and hence will have to wind up without a …
Even as the Union Mines Ministry is in the process of framing dump policy for the iron ore producing States across the Country, the Goa Mining (Major Mineral) Policy 2013, has decided to allow dump handling outside the mining lease area provided the land can be converted to agricultural use …
The Union ministry of mines on Thursday washed its hands of the perpetuation of illegal iron ore mining in Goa and informed the Supreme Court that permission for extraction of the mineral was subject to compliance of environment and forest clearances. "The state mines department allows mining after satisfying that …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will resume its hearing of the Goa Mining case on Tuesday, with counsel for the Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) Adv ADN Rao continuing his submissions and arguments before the three-member Bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik. The case which began daily hearings on Tuesday last …
PANJIM: As the mining case is being fast tracked in the Supreme Court, the third and supposedly final report of Justice MB Shah Commission could hit stakeholders where it hurts ~ their financial links. This is especially significant in the backdrop of the mining lobby expecting the industry to restart …
Irked over slow progress in clearing mineral concession applications in states, the Centre has asked mineral-rich states to clear them "strictly within the time-frame stipulated" in rules. The tardy pace of disposal of mineral concessions by states have resulted in 65,337 mineral concession applications pending in states, the Mines Ministry …
Wants states to submit quarterly reports to IBM The Ministry of Mines, in a bid to further step up joint efforts to curb illegal mining, has asked state governments to regularly share information with it on the measures taken by them. Besides, the ministry at its recent meeting with the …
Development comes in the wake of a spurt in illegal mining cases despite a slew of measures by the Centre and the states Mineral rich states have been asked to expedite formation of empowered panels on the pattern of an inter-ministerial committee at Centre to check the menace of illegal …
Wants states to submit quarterly reports to IBM The Ministry of Mines, in a bid to further step up joint efforts to curb illegal mining, has asked state governments to regularly share information with it on the measures taken by them. Besides, the ministry at its recent meeting with the …
To explain to Supreme Court the economic impact of the ban The Ministry of Mines is expected to soon file an affidavit in the Supreme Court (SC) explaining the need to lift the ban on mining in major iron ore producing states, including Goa and Karnataka. According to the latest …
On August 23, 2013, a reply tabled by Union minister of mines before the Lok Sabha confirmed Maharashtra’s position as the national leader in respect of illegal mining (see table). In fact, Maharashtra has continued to lead the pack for four years in a row. It could be for a …
The Directorate of Mines and Geology has submitted a list of additional 38 mining leases to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), after the mines were surveyed to map their distance from wildlife sanctuaries. With this, details of total 92 mining leases, out of total 118, have been …
Ministry has asked Odisha to clarify various aspects including concerns about environment The state government will take two week’s time to reply to queries of Union mines ministry on grant of Khandadhar iron ore lease to Posco India, state steel and mines minister said today. “The Union mines ministry has …
The much debated draft State Mining Policy 2012, which was the bone of contention between the State and Central Government over handling of dumps, would be finally announced on July 15 and notified by the month end. The policy recommends capping of ore exports to 45 million tones (MT) of …
The first part of the report is believed to contain preliminary observations, suggestion and overall findings Justice M B Shah Commission, inquiring into illegal mining activities across the country, has submitted its first report to the Union mines ministry about mining activities in Odisha Tuesday evening. The content of the …
A study group of the mines ministry has recommended significant increases in royalties on production of key minerals, which if approved can lead to 50% increase in royalty collections for mineral rich states such as Odisha. However Odisha is unhappy, as is the mineral industry. Reviewing royalty on major minerals …
- Rs 3800 crore earmarked for projects Jharkhand is set to benefit significantly from Steel Authority of India Limited’s (SAIL) environment-friendly projects that will be set up at an investment of around Rs 3,800 crore. The public sector steel giant has decided to install state-of-the-art ore beneficiation technology at its …
After a period of uncertainty, the decks have finally been cleared for companies mining for coal to earmark an amount equivalent to the royalty they pay to the government for the well-being of project-affected people. The move would erode the profitability of mining entities, including Coal India (CIL), the largest …
The Rajasthan government has allocated a large iron ore block at Bhilwara to RINL in a move that has been approved by the union mines ministry. It is, perhaps, the first positive news coming out of the mining sector which is still reeling under the impact of the ban on …
